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i've given harry reid a hard time over the years. but he's not necessarily securely had the votes until now. you've had democrats like dianne feinstein or max baucus or barbara boxer say they were worried about this step, they wanted to protect the rules and the way things worked. even they have been driven over the edge by that litany of obstruction that you opened this segment with. really, when you -- you know, chuck grassley and mitch mcconnell they went too far by saying that simply appointing judges to the d.c. circuit was court packing, they forced the hands of the democrats. they cannot be reasoned with or compromised with. this is obstruction and democrats went along with harry reid and said we'll do it. >> as i said, dinah washington, what a difference a day makes. this is going to be remembered. for the president's enemies, attacking the president's agenda, his character and legitima legitimacy, they do all the time. this is the senate's top roochlt here's mitch mcconnell speaking in the senate earlier today. >> here's the
i've given harry reid a hard time over the years. but he's not necessarily securely had the votes until now. you've had democrats like dianne feinstein or max baucus or barbara boxer say they were worried about this step, they wanted to protect the rules and the way things worked. even they have been driven over the edge by that litany of obstruction that you opened this segment with. really, when you -- you know, chuck grassley and mitch mcconnell they went too far by saying that simply...
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harry reid will not let the senate vote. so for example, jack lew, candy, said we need to fund our veterans and disability payments. the house passed a bill to fund our veterans. every senate republican believes we should fund our veterans regardless of what happens in the shutdown. our veterans shouldn't pay the price. and right now harry reid and the senate democrats are refusing to have a vote and blocking it. the only reason the va is not adequately funded right now is because harry reid and the democrats are blocking it. >> how about a cooling off period? there is an idea being floated, cnn is reporting a cooling off period. that you pass a clean spending bill for six weeks and on it you also increase the debt ceiling for six weeks. in that six weeks, you negotiate on how to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year and negotiate the debt ceiling. >> candy, that would -- >> that would accomplish what you want, which is the president at the table? >> look what you just asked. you said how about the agreement be
harry reid will not let the senate vote. so for example, jack lew, candy, said we need to fund our veterans and disability payments. the house passed a bill to fund our veterans. every senate republican believes we should fund our veterans regardless of what happens in the shutdown. our veterans shouldn't pay the price. and right now harry reid and the senate democrats are refusing to have a vote and blocking it. the only reason the va is not adequately funded right now is because harry reid...
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that was the moment when harry reid moved to the nuclear option. >> mr. president. >> majority leader. >> i raise a point of order the vote on cloture, for all nominations for supreme court of the united states is by majority vote. >> harry read asked for a vote of the senate to overrule the presiding officer's ruling something senators could ask for at any time but almost never do. take is a simple majority to override the presiding officer. 52 senators voted to overrule the off officer. it is harry reid's intention to use the vote as a precedent on presidential nominations except for nominations to the supreme court. which will still be subject to a 60 vote requirement to break a film buster. the democrats did not take this step lightly. they have been considering for years. after it was first threatened by republicans when they were the senate majority. harry reid blamed republicans. >> there has been unbelievable unprecedented obstruction for the first time in the history of our republic. republicans have used the filibuster. >> of the 168 fill buster
that was the moment when harry reid moved to the nuclear option. >> mr. president. >> majority leader. >> i raise a point of order the vote on cloture, for all nominations for supreme court of the united states is by majority vote. >> harry read asked for a vote of the senate to overrule the presiding officer's ruling something senators could ask for at any time but almost never do. take is a simple majority to override the presiding officer. 52 senators voted to...
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this is something that a senate majority leader harry reid already said. it will be rejected :30 tomorrow morning. he said it was some jerry rigged plan and didn't understand exactly what it was. it's not regular order. there was once a conference in 2007 or something on a cr. a cr is just a set bill where he's going to continue to spend the same amount of money you've been spending. . it's not actually new legislation, new policy. so this is a way to buy more time. and at this point, members john boehner admitted he's not just willing to pass a cr and walk away. this is a face-saving measure. >> senator cornish from texas. >> speaker, instead of allowing all 435 members in the house of representatives to vote to keep the government open for business, he's once again pushing for a government shutdown. i think this is what they want. >> this again tells me that the president and harry reid want a government shutdown. they think they come out of this as a winner. >> so charles, you're saying in order to come out a winner, speaker boehner has to get off this
this is something that a senate majority leader harry reid already said. it will be rejected :30 tomorrow morning. he said it was some jerry rigged plan and didn't understand exactly what it was. it's not regular order. there was once a conference in 2007 or something on a cr. a cr is just a set bill where he's going to continue to spend the same amount of money you've been spending. . it's not actually new legislation, new policy. so this is a way to buy more time. and at this point, members...
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harry reid decided not to come in. you worked late into the night on saturday night. >> right. >> he didn't show up until 2:00. this is a one-year delay on the individual mandate. >> right. >> this is taking away special exemptions for congress including the administration. >> i'm for that. >> a one year delay. i they gave it for the employer mandate. >> businesseses. >> they are favoring big business over individuals. >> exactly. >> they think they deserve the exemptions they won't give us and the subsidy? >> apparently they do. that's exactly what either saying. they have to go back to january of 2011, sean, when the democrats were whispering around the house and senate that if they could force a shutdown the public will blame republicans and they can get the house back. they are still on that game plan. all we want to do is something reasonable to stop hurting the american public. >> if they didn't want the shutdown maybe reid would have shown up on sunday. nancy pelosi was away and the president was playing golf. d
harry reid decided not to come in. you worked late into the night on saturday night. >> right. >> he didn't show up until 2:00. this is a one-year delay on the individual mandate. >> right. >> this is taking away special exemptions for congress including the administration. >> i'm for that. >> a one year delay. i they gave it for the employer mandate. >> businesseses. >> they are favoring big business over individuals. >> exactly. >>...
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harry reid has killed every one you president obama and harry reid don't even want to negotiate with the hns and in some cases democrats on bipartisan plans to get the government back open because they think the polls benefit them right now. i don't think we have seen a time in our country's history where they are totally 8 woman and he thinks he can gain politically. we have sear yaws proposals, 18 proposals on the table. the president has yet to put one plan on the table to get the government back open and start negotiations. we are flat out of time. do you expect them to have fallen into default on the debt obligations? >> absolutely not. there is no reason we should default. we have a plan we presented the other day to avoid default without any conditions. the president said he won't even take that offer up right now. the president -- president obama is the only person in washington who could cause default and it would be irresponsible and dangerous for him to pursue that option. >> thanks very much for joining us. >> seniors in one state are scrambling to find a new doctor after
harry reid has killed every one you president obama and harry reid don't even want to negotiate with the hns and in some cases democrats on bipartisan plans to get the government back open because they think the polls benefit them right now. i don't think we have seen a time in our country's history where they are totally 8 woman and he thinks he can gain politically. we have sear yaws proposals, 18 proposals on the table. the president has yet to put one plan on the table to get the government...
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the senate majority leader, harry reid, was talking about it. they talked a while ago, cut some deals. mccain did some good work there, but they kept coming at obama, saying, you don't count as president. you can't pick your cabinet. we're going to vote against everything. leading the charge, of course, has been ted cruz. who votes against everything. if caroline kennedy's nomination had come to the floor, i would have pet on cruz to vote against that. total negativity, and now the democrats have taken the attack against it. >> that's the interesting thing about this. when we first started hearing rumblings of the nuclear option and the nominees to the circuit court being denied the up or down vote the democrats wanted, we said this is a scene in the play we have seen before. harry reid will make the threats, it will come down to the wire, and there will be a deal struck. they'll want to step forward to preserve this tradition in the senate. the amazing thing here to me is two things. one, republicans put president obama, harry reid, and the dem
the senate majority leader, harry reid, was talking about it. they talked a while ago, cut some deals. mccain did some good work there, but they kept coming at obama, saying, you don't count as president. you can't pick your cabinet. we're going to vote against everything. leading the charge, of course, has been ted cruz. who votes against everything. if caroline kennedy's nomination had come to the floor, i would have pet on cruz to vote against that. total negativity, and now the democrats...
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and, yes, i think harry reid is -- his spine is just where the president's is on this. you heard the president today. he's just not going to negotiate on that. and frankly, i don't think he should. i was listening to the congressional debate you just had, and i thought steve was actually sounding kind of reasonable. but the thing is, they're not really being reasonable. what they should be saying is, we're going to keep things running, we're not fooling around with the debt ceiling and we're going to sit down and try to fix things. mend it, not end it. that's not where they're coming from. they want to end it. >> robert, almost everybody agrees that the individual mandate, the whole thing has been a disaster. glitch after glitch after glitch. so many constituencies being affected. i don't care how good the computers or software, no government can run a fifth of the economy, period, end of sentence. >> what about medicare? >> they won't do it. they can't even transfer the data from this obama care to medicaid. that's one of the other issues. robert costa, what happens to
and, yes, i think harry reid is -- his spine is just where the president's is on this. you heard the president today. he's just not going to negotiate on that. and frankly, i don't think he should. i was listening to the congressional debate you just had, and i thought steve was actually sounding kind of reasonable. but the thing is, they're not really being reasonable. what they should be saying is, we're going to keep things running, we're not fooling around with the debt ceiling and we're...
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reid is give it to harry he will say anything about american politic, last year, harry reid of running around the country spreading unsubstanceiated rumors about mitt romney's taxes, refusing to put forward any evidence for it, in 2008 harry rd was making unsubstantiated smears about john mccain's character. this is what he does, it is outrageous in th the context ofa serious contest in america. this is a guy who will say anything, then run from it let's also not forget 7 years ago, this is the guyho said, that barack obama was notable because he was the rare african-american politicians who did not speak in harry reid's words, yet o yet on quote, unquote, negroro i d leg. gro di dialect. neil: i forgot about that. >> 50% of the country does not prove to the job that barack obama is doing, i you go to those amecans that represent every strand of the spectrum from conservativeemocrats who look at obam obamacare and realg it is not doing anything it promised too, doing many things it promised it would not do, to younger americans who are trying to find a job. to all kinds of americans wh
reid is give it to harry he will say anything about american politic, last year, harry reid of running around the country spreading unsubstanceiated rumors about mitt romney's taxes, refusing to put forward any evidence for it, in 2008 harry rd was making unsubstantiated smears about john mccain's character. this is what he does, it is outrageous in th the context ofa serious contest in america. this is a guy who will say anything, then run from it let's also not forget 7 years ago, this is the...
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that's rejected by harry reid and the democrats. so here's my question, what are the president and the democrats offering? >> that's what they want, to grind the tea party right wing republicans into the dust. >> so why are democrats doing worse because their position is so uncompromising and striking? >> they will be. >> yeah -- >> half the intention that the republicans have gotten -- >> but it's there. >> it's a position i won't negotiate. that's a terrible position. >> let me tell you something, the more we have instances like you opened the half hour of the show like the veterans, you know, i mean, you have the illegal immigrants having a rally. the white house allows them the mall and provides help for, allows it legally, then shuts down the memorial. you give lots of money to pbs, but you are fighting giving money to death benefits. these things are starting to add up. this notion that the president and democrats are willing to hurt people to make political points and the republicans want to destroy the country. >> lindsey gr
that's rejected by harry reid and the democrats. so here's my question, what are the president and the democrats offering? >> that's what they want, to grind the tea party right wing republicans into the dust. >> so why are democrats doing worse because their position is so uncompromising and striking? >> they will be. >> yeah -- >> half the intention that the republicans have gotten -- >> but it's there. >> it's a position i won't negotiate. that's a...
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what did harry reid do? harry reid got together with mitch mcconnell and they announced their big agreement yesterday. and what does it do? nothing. absolutely nothing. under this agreement -- by the way, harry reid said there are enough democratic votes to do this on their own. they got 55 votes in the democratic caucus. right in the all they need is 51 to change the rules at the beginning of a term. 51. they could have done it by themselves. harry reid said we are not going to do anything that we'll have to -- would be just democrats. we are going to have a bi-partisan agreement. some what they came up with, to tell the truth i don't really understand what change it makes at all. you can still block procedurally votes. you can still block a vote on the floor under their agreement. you still do not have to actually filibuster. you can still fake it the way they do. as i understand it, all the agreement said if harry reid and mitch mcconnell agree that something is non-controversial, then they will push it t
what did harry reid do? harry reid got together with mitch mcconnell and they announced their big agreement yesterday. and what does it do? nothing. absolutely nothing. under this agreement -- by the way, harry reid said there are enough democratic votes to do this on their own. they got 55 votes in the democratic caucus. right in the all they need is 51 to change the rules at the beginning of a term. 51. they could have done it by themselves. harry reid said we are not going to do anything...
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if harry reid comes out tonight and says no deal. >> which he did. he did say. >> there is no more conversation tonight, i would not be surprised immediately tomorrow they take back at least half of what they -- they give back 150 points, half of what they took today. >> if we're talking about doing something -- negotiations that take place over the next six week, and the government is either open or it's not open. let's assume it opens before six weeks. >> right. >> either way you're going to see a lot more volatility it seems to me and that the market is going to react as it did today to headlines and to every twitch and twitter to somebody saying something or clearing their throat on capitol hill. >> the key is at some point down the road, the shutdown does affect the economy. >> absolutely. >> and profits. >> that's what is going on here. the debt crisis was a much bigger, more immediate issue with the u.s. treasury defaulting on debt. and i've argued until i'm blue in the face, never, never, never, never. and it's about 30% of the budget, by the
if harry reid comes out tonight and says no deal. >> which he did. he did say. >> there is no more conversation tonight, i would not be surprised immediately tomorrow they take back at least half of what they -- they give back 150 points, half of what they took today. >> if we're talking about doing something -- negotiations that take place over the next six week, and the government is either open or it's not open. let's assume it opens before six weeks. >> right....
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i'm sure that who ever made that quote is one of the ones that voted with harry reid last week. these people are more concerned with remaining part of the good ole boy club. that is what is so refreshing about ted and mike lee. they are not there to be part of the gold ole boy club. >> what is the end strategy? >> the end strategy is to get president obama and harry reid and the democrats to come to the table and talk about this horrendous health care law that was shoved down our throats. they didn't have bipartisan support when they passed it. polling from last november shows that it was unpopular then. as more and more people find out about it, it gets more unpopular. right or wrong, it was a law that was passed three years ago. is it the right time to bring it up? >> when is the right time. >> or is the tea party going to gain steam the longer this goes on and now do you actually have more leverage? >> there h is never a good time. they don't ever want to talk about it. it is like holding a football or a baby and you won't let it go for anything. it is killing jobs and hurtin
i'm sure that who ever made that quote is one of the ones that voted with harry reid last week. these people are more concerned with remaining part of the good ole boy club. that is what is so refreshing about ted and mike lee. they are not there to be part of the gold ole boy club. >> what is the end strategy? >> the end strategy is to get president obama and harry reid and the democrats to come to the table and talk about this horrendous health care law that was shoved down our...
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what harry reid said, i was blindsided by this. he was very sharp in criticizing john boehner saying he cares more about his position than the country. and i don't know this, because i haven't done enough reporting yet. it just happened a few minutes ago. but i wouldn't think that harry reid would have complained so vociferously if he didn't feel that this was a serious int fierns -- interference with negotiations with mitch mcconnell. if you're looking for a deal, and one to be pushed through rapidly, it's not determinative, but it's not a positive sign. >> you wonder if the remarks, if they set back what had seemingly moved forward. >> reporter: well, i'm not sure about that. john mccain was just on the floor criticizing reid from what reid had said on the floor. but this is really a deal at this moment between reid and mcconnell. if that can stay together, they've been positive about each other, that is the controlling piece of legislation. but we just don't know the effect of what the house has done on that senate process. the
what harry reid said, i was blindsided by this. he was very sharp in criticizing john boehner saying he cares more about his position than the country. and i don't know this, because i haven't done enough reporting yet. it just happened a few minutes ago. but i wouldn't think that harry reid would have complained so vociferously if he didn't feel that this was a serious int fierns -- interference with negotiations with mitch mcconnell. if you're looking for a deal, and one to be pushed through...
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senate majority leader harry reid has made it clear he'll not pass any plan weakening the president's signature health care law and opted to keep the senate in recess until this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. instead of bringing them back early to take up the house bill. but at this point, most agree despite all the sound and fury, a shutdown is practically unavoidable. >> the senate will come in session. the house position, which is basically the same one they sent us the last time, is going to be rejected, again. we're going to face the prospect of the government shutting down come midnight monday night, tuesday morning. >> there's only one side that is linking obama care with a shutdown of government. >> what you're seeing play out here is the end of what senator richard burr, republican of north carolina, says was the dumbest idea he'd ever heard of. >> the president himself has acknowledged the law's not ready. he's making exceptions for people, unions, big business, other special interests. >> we have a system where the rich and powerful, those with connections to the obama administrati
senate majority leader harry reid has made it clear he'll not pass any plan weakening the president's signature health care law and opted to keep the senate in recess until this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. instead of bringing them back early to take up the house bill. but at this point, most agree despite all the sound and fury, a shutdown is practically unavoidable. >> the senate will come in session. the house position, which is basically the same one they sent us the last time, is going to...
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you can't tell me that harry reid didn't have a reason to do this. i am worried about what happens when the republicans do get back the white house and the senate. as a matter of fact, i think even further, and i betcha take away the filibuster foreeverything out it was absolutely necessary here. the government could not go forward with the -- >> here's the thing. let me tell you the reason. the reasons, it's the second, the d.c. circuit, which is the judges that the -- the president obama was trying to put on the d.c. circuit, are the ones who decide his regulations, and his promulgations and all that stuff. thach that why it was important. >> why couldn't he appoint those judges? >> i don't know why he couldn't apoint the judges. >> there you go. >> this is nothing new. federal judgments and appointments have been opposed by opposing parties from the beginning of time. >> and the d.c. circuit gets the least amount of case work. it's not like it's the 9th or 7th circuit court. little case work oos a whole as a d.c. court. >> shouldn't have been obje
you can't tell me that harry reid didn't have a reason to do this. i am worried about what happens when the republicans do get back the white house and the senate. as a matter of fact, i think even further, and i betcha take away the filibuster foreeverything out it was absolutely necessary here. the government could not go forward with the -- >> here's the thing. let me tell you the reason. the reasons, it's the second, the d.c. circuit, which is the judges that the -- the president...
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so it's the marines versus harry reid. we'll be back with steve forbes, judd gregg and harry bernstein. senator gregg, this ain't even politics. this is so low, i can't believe it. >> well, it's hard to explain. harry reid is a friend. i suspect it was said in the moment. without any conscious thought about what the implications of it were. and i suspect he regrets saying it. and he is a decent individual, harry reid, and certainly understands the importance of our military and the trauma that these families must be going through right now and they shouldn't be drawn into something like this. >> that's the thing. and the marine corps made it very clear. again, they had been planning this exercise for quite some time, and obviously something went wrong, tragically, seven died. but they say political posturing on the backs of dead marines. see, i think, apart from this ridiculous, horrible thing that reid said, i think tim obama has misplayed their hand. they have just misplayed their hand and it's back firing. and this one
so it's the marines versus harry reid. we'll be back with steve forbes, judd gregg and harry bernstein. senator gregg, this ain't even politics. this is so low, i can't believe it. >> well, it's hard to explain. harry reid is a friend. i suspect it was said in the moment. without any conscious thought about what the implications of it were. and i suspect he regrets saying it. and he is a decent individual, harry reid, and certainly understands the importance of our military and the trauma...
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right now, senator reid, harry reid is in mitch mcconnell's office. the majority leader said a short time ago he hopes there will be a deal before that 3:00 meeting. there's a whole heck of a lot happening right now.
right now, senator reid, harry reid is in mitch mcconnell's office. the majority leader said a short time ago he hopes there will be a deal before that 3:00 meeting. there's a whole heck of a lot happening right now.
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. ♪ ♪ >>> remember when senate majority leader harry reid said this? >> the only people who feel there shouldn't be more coming in to the federal government from the rich people a the republicans and the congress. everybody else including rich people are willing toay more. they want to pay more. >> i don't know if i want to pay more, but lk out because new reports that taxpayers will be paying more. and lawmakers found a creative way to get you to pay more. they are called "er fees." higher fees for airport security. but emac, you say no matter what you call it, it's a tax. >> this reminds me. i'm going to do a twist on what president bill clinton said once. it depends what the word "fee" is. the word "fee" is really a tax. what we see, the user fees you cited more states over the last five years are becoming addicted to the fiscal sugar. $100 billion in "fees" which are really taxes in the last five years alone, david. >> so it's a tax, morgan, no? >> i'm going to say no. because a tax by definition is involptary fees. these are not involuntary. at le
. ♪ ♪ >>> remember when senate majority leader harry reid said this? >> the only people who feel there shouldn't be more coming in to the federal government from the rich people a the republicans and the congress. everybody else including rich people are willing toay more. they want to pay more. >> i don't know if i want to pay more, but lk out because new reports that taxpayers will be paying more. and lawmakers found a creative way to get you to pay more. they are...
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so if harry reid had done his job, we wouldn't be in this position at all. >> senator, you were one of the ones early on who said you didn't think a government shutdown was a good idea. however, when house republicans made the defunding of obama care or even the delay of obama care their sticking point at which they would shut the government down if they didn't get it, didn't they basically make this result inevitable by making that what they took a stand on? >> well, i think you've kind of got it backwards. the house republicans said they would fund all of government, and they did. they funded all of government short of one program. so they really were never wanting to shut down government over this, they were wanting to fund government, and then have a debate -- >> they were trying to defund obama care more than 40 times. they know what the result will be. they live in the real world, too. they knew this action would lead to a shutdown, and it did. >> well, i think that when you look at legislation, when you say the president wants 100% of obama care or he will shut down the governme
so if harry reid had done his job, we wouldn't be in this position at all. >> senator, you were one of the ones early on who said you didn't think a government shutdown was a good idea. however, when house republicans made the defunding of obama care or even the delay of obama care their sticking point at which they would shut the government down if they didn't get it, didn't they basically make this result inevitable by making that what they took a stand on? >> well, i think you've...
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ryeback had strong words for harry reid who would not commit to supporting an asaumt weapons ban. >> i didn't vote for it last night because it didn't make sense but i'll take a look at it. >> how can harry reid, a fellow democrat and i'm willing to criticize him say he hasn't read the bill. mayor dianne feinstein has been a mayor. she's been in a shooting. she knows why she needs this. let's support the president and get some things done. >> however, momentum does seem to be building behindmost of the president's proposals. "wall street journal" saying the senate democrats include a bill limiting magazine clips and universal background checks despite continuing opposition of the nra. >> it's a fraud to call it universal. it is never going to be universal. the criminals aren't going to comply with it. they could care less. >>> and factor this one in. an ad by mayors against illegal guns ran during the super bowl. it pointed out that the nra once supported closing the so-called gun show loophole. >> the nra once supported background checks. >> we think it's reasonable to provide manda
ryeback had strong words for harry reid who would not commit to supporting an asaumt weapons ban. >> i didn't vote for it last night because it didn't make sense but i'll take a look at it. >> how can harry reid, a fellow democrat and i'm willing to criticize him say he hasn't read the bill. mayor dianne feinstein has been a mayor. she's been in a shooting. she knows why she needs this. let's support the president and get some things done. >> however, momentum does seem to be...
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barack obama and harry reid have compromised. they've said they're willing to look at certain entitlement cuts. >> wait. >> now you're not letting me finish. >> that's just not true. >> it is true. >> harry reid just said a week or two ago that if anybody wants to talk about medicare or social security, it's off the table. >> without any -- >> am i supposed to sit here and let you say something harry reid said the opposite thing of last week? >> joe, he said it if there are no revenue increases. not a single republican has come out for any revenue increases. there are two sides to this. revenue increases for entitlement cuts. there have been many democrats, many, you've had them on the show, the president has called for it, harry reid has entertained it at times. >> would you support both of those things? revenue increases and entitlement cuts? >> yes. there are ways to cut the entitlements and raise the revenues that both sides can live with. but -- >> how many people in the senate do you think share that position? that they're
barack obama and harry reid have compromised. they've said they're willing to look at certain entitlement cuts. >> wait. >> now you're not letting me finish. >> that's just not true. >> it is true. >> harry reid just said a week or two ago that if anybody wants to talk about medicare or social security, it's off the table. >> without any -- >> am i supposed to sit here and let you say something harry reid said the opposite thing of last week? >>...
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harry reid seems to be keeping him out of the negotiations? >> my sense is he's involved in all the discussions, involved in all the meetings at the white house. i suspect over the long haul he will play a constructive role here. he's involved in the meetings this afternoon with the leadership. i don't think there's any magic bullet, no secret player. there's very fundamental things that have to be done here. room has to be created for a serious discussion about the long-term in terms of the budget and that has to be done in such a way that both houses of congress pass it. the senate seems to be moving that direction. again, the bottom line on it is will john boehner put what they pass on the floor. there's tremendous resentment between the house and the senate as you know. not just democrats and republicans but republicans and republicans. so you know, that is what everybody is going to be waiting to see if there's a solution and there may well be in the next 12 or 24 hours as senator corker suggests. is it one the house will have a chance to
harry reid seems to be keeping him out of the negotiations? >> my sense is he's involved in all the discussions, involved in all the meetings at the white house. i suspect over the long haul he will play a constructive role here. he's involved in the meetings this afternoon with the leadership. i don't think there's any magic bullet, no secret player. there's very fundamental things that have to be done here. room has to be created for a serious discussion about the long-term in terms of...
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bob, why did harry reid cancel the vote? >> harry reid has been trying to herd democratic hats for the past week and he's quite a bit of a problem doing so. he can't find a democratic vote. you look at a lot of mod r moderate democrats. they're abandoning the president. >> i'm being told thatod moderae democrats. they're abandoning the president. >> i'm being told thatd moderat democrats. they're abandoning the president. >> i'm being told that moderate democrats. they're abandoning the president. >> i'm being told thatmoderate democrats. they're abandoning the president. >> i'm being told that the leadership both houses, neither will call a vote if they think the president will lose. they do not want to embarrass the president. now, am i hearing that right? are you hearing something like that, as well? >> that's correct. first of all, from what i hear from my house sources, it will never come to a vote in the house unless it first passes the senate. and right now when you have harry reid delaying a test vote until wednesday
bob, why did harry reid cancel the vote? >> harry reid has been trying to herd democratic hats for the past week and he's quite a bit of a problem doing so. he can't find a democratic vote. you look at a lot of mod r moderate democrats. they're abandoning the president. >> i'm being told thatod moderae democrats. they're abandoning the president. >> i'm being told thatd moderat democrats. they're abandoning the president. >> i'm being told that moderate democrats....
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david: news is breaking, particularly with the harry reid report. a huge day for bank earnings tomorrow. we have jpmorgan, wells fargo, reporting results. will the slowing mortgage market take a large bite out of their earnings? they were up today. will they be tomorrow. we have an all-star panel of banking analysts. hang on, grab your pen and pad. we have got names, numbers. ♪ ♪ wow...look at you. i've always tried to give it my best shot. these ays i'm living with a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. at first, i took warfarin, but i wonded, "could up my ga?" my doctor told me about eliquis. and three important reasons to take eliquis instead. one, in a clinical trial, eliquis was proven to reduce the ri of stroke better than warfin. two, eliquis had less major bleeding than warfarin. and three... unlike warfan, there's no utine blood testing. [ male announcer ] don't stop takineliquis unless your doctor tells you to, as stopping increases ur risk of having a stroke. eliquis ca
david: news is breaking, particularly with the harry reid report. a huge day for bank earnings tomorrow. we have jpmorgan, wells fargo, reporting results. will the slowing mortgage market take a large bite out of their earnings? they were up today. will they be tomorrow. we have an all-star panel of banking analysts. hang on, grab your pen and pad. we have got names, numbers. ♪ ♪ wow...look at you. i've always tried to give it my best shot. these ays i'm living with a higher risk of stroke...
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harry reid should have used this om option before. why did he wait until now, until 735 days in to even try this? i have to say the cowardice of the democratic leadership in the senate -- as if the republicans can do worse than filibustering literally everything that comes to the floor. what more could they do, harry? what is it going to take for you to show some leadership? no relation. >> look, i was disappointed, too. the filibuster is a tool of obstruction. a compromise to retain a tool of obstruction does not advance the cause of peace. i think there is a kind of filibuster which belongs, which is the kind you saw wendy davis do in texas where you stand up and dlifeliver a talking filibur on an issue that matters to you that much. but the rest of it is one of the things that's wrong with washington. it is not in the constitution. it is a senate rule and it is a senate rule that in this case is being badly abused. so i think this is a shame that they've worked it out. >> ari, we hear a lot of of yosemite sam style positions on thi
harry reid should have used this om option before. why did he wait until now, until 735 days in to even try this? i have to say the cowardice of the democratic leadership in the senate -- as if the republicans can do worse than filibustering literally everything that comes to the floor. what more could they do, harry? what is it going to take for you to show some leadership? no relation. >> look, i was disappointed, too. the filibuster is a tool of obstruction. a compromise to retain a...
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majority leader harry reid and minority leader mitch mcconnell square off. >>> plus, our roundtable weighs in on the politics of immigration, abortion, and the busy and lucrative life of a former cabinet second toir, potential 2016 powerhouse.retar potential 2016 powerhouse. >> good sunday morning. a lot of news this sunday morni morning. after deliberating 16 hours and 20 minutes, not guilty says the jury in the george zimmerman trial, the trial filled with 12 days of emotional testimony and conflicting versions of what happened the night 16 months ago when trayvon martin was shot and killed. for reaction to the verdict, remaining questions, and what it all means, first we want to go live to sanford, florida. nbc's kerry sanders who has been covering this case from the beginning. there was concern about negative reaction to this verdict perhaps spilling into the streets. the good news this morning, people just waking up, it has not been a violent night. is that right? >> reporter: that is correct. peaceful here, peaceful in south florida where trayvon martin was from. i was in the courtro
majority leader harry reid and minority leader mitch mcconnell square off. >>> plus, our roundtable weighs in on the politics of immigration, abortion, and the busy and lucrative life of a former cabinet second toir, potential 2016 powerhouse.retar potential 2016 powerhouse. >> good sunday morning. a lot of news this sunday morni morning. after deliberating 16 hours and 20 minutes, not guilty says the jury in the george zimmerman trial, the trial filled with 12 days of emotional...
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reid and john boehner where is going to do with harry reid you know the president has not to do with letters raiser in troll of the senate but look have you by the way on the situation may then can drag the legislature with him wherever he wants did did did john bay believe him this year than tip o'neill did there is a game to a new game there is nothing there is nothing that you know are able to lead there is a run off there is nothing in article two of the constitution which defines the purpose of the functions and powers of the executive branch of the presidency there is nothing in there that says anything about budgets or appropriating funds or spending funds that's all done by the heart of president doesn't have to do so because any state he's failed every year yes it had a single vote in the democratic controlled senate senate passed a budget seven months ago and john boehner has refused to appoint conferees and in iraq obama had passed one budget in his first four years in office we wouldn't be in this in the senate as a last. seven months ago and boehner is refusing to have a
reid and john boehner where is going to do with harry reid you know the president has not to do with letters raiser in troll of the senate but look have you by the way on the situation may then can drag the legislature with him wherever he wants did did did john bay believe him this year than tip o'neill did there is a game to a new game there is nothing there is nothing that you know are able to lead there is a run off there is nothing in article two of the constitution which defines the...
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you about the harry reid, sort of the perceptions of harry reid. he's sort of, i think, a mysterious figure in a little way watching him on television. there is apparently, i think this is from this town as well, he has this habit where he'll hang up the phone s that true? you're on the phone and he just hangs up, he never says good-bye. >> never says good-bye. he actually even does it to the president of the united states as well. it is one of the quirks of -- >> ever asked him why he does that? >> he said he just -- after he's done, he just basically hangs up the phone. he assumes the other person wants to do the same as well, to get on to the next call. so just one of the little quirks about him that i love. i got to tell you. let me go back to what you said about whether this is senator reid freed up. you see these gray hairs on my head? a lot of them came because of senator reid. he has a refreshing habit of speaking what is on his mind, which is -- can be a very dangerous thing for a politician. i worked for ted kennedy for 12 years. say what
you about the harry reid, sort of the perceptions of harry reid. he's sort of, i think, a mysterious figure in a little way watching him on television. there is apparently, i think this is from this town as well, he has this habit where he'll hang up the phone s that true? you're on the phone and he just hangs up, he never says good-bye. >> never says good-bye. he actually even does it to the president of the united states as well. it is one of the quirks of -- >> ever asked him why...
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reid to pass a budget? never mind, i kind of liked it better when he they didn't pass a budget. this was just an abomination. you mentioned the trillion dollar tax increase and then of course, you had 100 billion dollars of new stimulus spending and it really polarizes where the house republicans and where the senate democrats are. they could not be more opposite in terms of their numbers. >> paul: there were some interesting votes as part of this it that signaled some interesting political trends. for example, on the keystone pipeline, 62 senators voted, said that the president should approve it. >> yeah, that was one of my favorite ones and then there was actually two votes on the -- on one of my favorite ones, on the carbon tax, something that the environmentalists have been drooling for for years. both amendments were soundly defeated to have the carbon tax. my favorite part the sponsor of the carbon tax says, the pope wants to have a carbon tax and god and my favorite response by one from missouri said
reid to pass a budget? never mind, i kind of liked it better when he they didn't pass a budget. this was just an abomination. you mentioned the trillion dollar tax increase and then of course, you had 100 billion dollars of new stimulus spending and it really polarizes where the house republicans and where the senate democrats are. they could not be more opposite in terms of their numbers. >> paul: there were some interesting votes as part of this it that signaled some interesting...
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>> reporter: the big four is senator harry reid.
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we agreed yesterday, harry reid came forward when we asked him to. we want to prevent veterans from seeing monuments so we're going to fund all of that tomorrow. but actually, they're doing it tonight. and we'll do it later tonight or in the morning. but we're trying to fund government and they're trying to stop any funding because they think it is a parlor game and they will win politically. it is an untenable position. >> i think it is untenable, everything you point out, all the essential items that are being funded, the house is passing all the rest of the funding for government. so at some point it seems this is the obama/reid shutdown, they thought they would score political points, they must be reading polls, right? >> i think what is going on, we've offered different compromises. i have been acknowledging as i have talked to you in the past couple of months, we may not get everything we want. we tried to get complete de-funding, the democrats said no. we now sort of softened our position to say, let's make obama care less bad. and they're not
we agreed yesterday, harry reid came forward when we asked him to. we want to prevent veterans from seeing monuments so we're going to fund all of that tomorrow. but actually, they're doing it tonight. and we'll do it later tonight or in the morning. but we're trying to fund government and they're trying to stop any funding because they think it is a parlor game and they will win politically. it is an untenable position. >> i think it is untenable, everything you point out, all the...
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but harry reid is not moving. you can't argue both of those things simultaneously. >> there's another part of the calculation from the white house's point of view. that's the 2014 elections. the last time i was here, the president may want a shutdown because his agenda -- >> he cannot want default. >> he doesn't want default. but he does want to go right up to the edge of default because he needs something -- i think he feels my agenda's going nowhere. i'm down in the polls. i have to do something. what can i do? i can take back the house in 2014. and go out -- >> the president went to ted cruz and said, i want the house republicans -- that's ridiculous demands on the table so we can shut down the government. >> this is the week that obama care rollout. it's a three-year story. what i'm saying is this gets to how the republicans have mishandled everything. they could be scoring points over and over again, talking about the problems with obama care. >> a quick break. i want to get a prediction from all of you. i al
but harry reid is not moving. you can't argue both of those things simultaneously. >> there's another part of the calculation from the white house's point of view. that's the 2014 elections. the last time i was here, the president may want a shutdown because his agenda -- >> he cannot want default. >> he doesn't want default. but he does want to go right up to the edge of default because he needs something -- i think he feels my agenda's going nowhere. i'm down in the polls. i...
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leading harry reid and minority leader mitch mcconnell. there are no nt, words that can possibly ease the of the rampage and deaths involving a who were n beings killed yesterday at the naval yard. small comfort that institution of the united states senate and the whole nation mourn alongside them. is no nowledge there explanation for the violence that occurred yesterday. thoughts are with those who of thefering as a result loss of their loved ones and those people who are recovering from their wounds and some of them are very serious, speedy recovery. we have 16,000 military and employees who work in the navy yard complex as well as family members were affected by this tragedy. days ago and the officer preceding was on that we as n also, when members of congress marked the september 11, steps ofing a ceremony the capitol. life e the worst lost of in the capitol region since the attacks. >> last week's significant anniversary and yesterday's violence are a reminder that life is fragile and precious. of the debt we owe or those who protect
leading harry reid and minority leader mitch mcconnell. there are no nt, words that can possibly ease the of the rampage and deaths involving a who were n beings killed yesterday at the naval yard. small comfort that institution of the united states senate and the whole nation mourn alongside them. is no nowledge there explanation for the violence that occurred yesterday. thoughts are with those who of thefering as a result loss of their loved ones and those people who are recovering from their...
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there is the senate majority leader, harry reid, who looks like he is speaking. we want to listenen in. >> that is a gross understatement. and while we've witnessed a great deal of political discourse, we will see congress reach an historic bipartisan agreement to reopen the government and avoid a default on the nation's bill. the compromise will provide the economy with the stability it desperately needs. it's never easy for two sides to reach consensus. it's really hard. stiles, harder than others. this time, it was really hard. but after weeks spent facing off across a partisan divide that often seemed too wide to cross, our country came to the brink of disaster. but in the end, political adversaries set aside their differences and disagreements to prevent that disaster. i thank the republican leader for his diligent efforts to reach this important agreement. republican leaders cooperation was essential to reaching the court to pass both chambers of congress and be signed by president obama. as part of our agreement, in order to assure congress continues to wo
there is the senate majority leader, harry reid, who looks like he is speaking. we want to listenen in. >> that is a gross understatement. and while we've witnessed a great deal of political discourse, we will see congress reach an historic bipartisan agreement to reopen the government and avoid a default on the nation's bill. the compromise will provide the economy with the stability it desperately needs. it's never easy for two sides to reach consensus. it's really hard. stiles, harder...
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he said the other day, toif say this, there is no comedy with harry reid. i think he's an absolute a hole. for those of us who watch washington politics are sort of sad and see these as gray, dark days, that seems like a new low. is that par for the course? >> i can't speak of what most think of harry reid or tom coburn's relationship with him but i'll be safe and say there's a deep level of distrust which is evident in those kbhents. >> i think he's an absolute a hole. "politico's" jake sherman. thanks for your time. >>> coming up as communities mark one-year anniversary of superstorm sandy, there are many signs of recovery along the east coast, but there are plenty of structural, financial and emotional damage that remains. we will go live to one of the hardest-hit areas coming up next. let bing find the photos you've been gathering in the cloud, the music you've been collecting on your device, and all the places you've been dreaming about from the web. search for anything and everything beautifully and simply with just a single swipe or type, only with b
he said the other day, toif say this, there is no comedy with harry reid. i think he's an absolute a hole. for those of us who watch washington politics are sort of sad and see these as gray, dark days, that seems like a new low. is that par for the course? >> i can't speak of what most think of harry reid or tom coburn's relationship with him but i'll be safe and say there's a deep level of distrust which is evident in those kbhents. >> i think he's an absolute a hole....